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Expectant Mother Will Let the Good People of the Internet Name Her Baby for $5,000

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:57:40 +0000

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but who knew the same applied to naming it? Natasha Hill, a 26-year-old teacher from Los Angeles, has won a Belly Ballot contest in which she will let other people name her soon-to-be born baby in exchange for $5,000. Hill said she plans to pay [...]

You May Be Surprised to Learn Just How Many Parents Have a Favorite Child

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:30:18 +0000

We all have favorites: favorite food, favorite color, favorite band. But a favorite child? A new British survey of more than 1,200 parents has found that one in 12 admit to having a favorite child and that 62% confess to failing to give equal attention to their kids, which is a surprisingly high number if [...]

6 Moving Celebrity Commercials for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:38:43 +0000

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been helping kids fight cancer since 1962, all thanks to contributions that let families get treated for free. It’s an undertaking that has worked thanks, in part, to the way the facility has reached the public. St. Jude has long aired touching commercials that work: they make people want [...]

Eight Children Died Last Week From Being Left in Vehicles

Mary Martin — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:07:56 +0000

Even with temperatures soaring it is still surprising that just last week eight children were left alone to die in hot cars. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it was the worst week recorded for these types of deaths. Officials are ever vigilant in warning parents about the danger of leaving children [...]

Is There a Shelf Life on Your DNA? The Best Age for a Man to Become a Parent Revealed

Amanda Currier — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:00:04 +0000

Men who are choosing to wait until later to have children are taking a larger risk of having a child with genetic defects, learning disabilities, and psychological issues, according to Men’s Health. “Genetic Problems come in a U-shaped curve during a man’s life,” said Harry Fisch, M.D., Clinical Professor of Urology and Reproductive Medicine at [...]

Pray For Emma

Ally Brooks — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:00:13 +0000

Last week, I asked for prayers as Emma went to St. Jude for her regular checkup. For the first time in 2 years, she didn’t come home with good news. In fact, she and her dad are heading back up there in a few days to confirm that the doctors believe her tumor has gone from a Stage 1 to a Stage 4 in 3 months

Sweden Pursues Gender Neutrality

Mary Martin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:58:28 +0000

Sweden is taking gender quality to a whole new level. The notably gender equal country is pursuing gender neutral. They’ve even added a new pronoun to the Swedish dictionary “hen” instead of the traditional “han” for a boy and “hon” for a girl. Slate reports that Sweden, who has the highest percentage of women working [...]

School's Out: Kids Driving You Nuts??

Elaine Etheridge — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:55:35 +0000

Another snow day means another day with bored kids messing up everything in the house and fighting with each other. What’s a Mom to do?Try Elaine’s tips from today’s KVKI midday show. Indoors, you can involve the kids in putting together their own scrapbook. We never seem to have time to create order out of [...]